What is INTERACTIVE AT
Every movement happens in relation to the surroundings, so we are constantly interacting with our environment. Hence Interactive Alexander Technique is based on the way we naturally relate to and function in the world around us.
Human body is evolutionary designed to be in motion. We often think of movement only when actual spatial change can be observed, as in walking, dancing, bending down to pick up something, standing up from a sofa or sitting down on a chair. However this is only one type of movement, called the dynamic motion. Increasingly finer movements, also called fine motor skills, can be explored - such as drawing, making jewelry, typing.
Oftentimes, we only pay attention to how we move and do things when the movement is causing us pain or discomfort, when the task at hand renders difficult and hard to approach. We can then find ourselves
powering through regardless of pain or discomfort
believing that pain is a price to pay and hence is there to stay
Do we actively search for a different way of moving or accomplishing what we need to do? Do we realize that it is possible? More often than not, we are led to believe that there is one right way to do things, with possibly a couple of variations, and you have to master that one perfect approach. For a long time this idea was part of the scientific understanding, of how that motor development is the same process for all children. Then Dr. Esther Helen, arguably the world’s leading scientist of motor development, revolutionized the field. Through her research Dr Thelen demonstrated, that be it learning to roll over, crawl, sit, or walk - every child learns by trial and error, through experimentation, and in a different way.
During an Interactive Alexander Technique lesson you will explore, what comes easily to you, and how that ease can be translated into difficult tasks you want to perform.
Through series of guided observations, games, and exercises, simulation real life interactions, you will fine tune your kinesthetic awareness and learn the tools to use in a variety of settings.
